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Athletic Club Omonia Nicosia (Greek: Athletikos Sullogos Omonoias Leukosias, ASOL; Athlitikos Sillogos Omonias Lefkosias, ASOL) is commonly referred to by the name of Omonia Nicosia (or Omonia ("Harmony" and known as Omonoia) is an Cypriot professional multi-sports club founded on June 4, 1948 at Nicosia. It is most well-known for its football club that has been a part of Omonia's Cypriot First Division since joining the Cyprus Football Association in 1953. On the 14th of June, 2018 the football department from AC Omonia became a professional for-profit soccer company and was later renamed Omonia FC.

Omonia is among Cyprus the greatest football club. They have been awarded the 21 National Championships, 15 cups and 17 Super Cups. Omonia has also won five doubles, and has an unprecedented record of three domestic trebles. It is among the three Cypriot clubs that have never been sent into the 2nd division. Omonia has an impressive record of winning 14 championships over the span of two years (between 1970 between 1970 and 1989) as well as being champion or runners-up 14 times in a row during the championship (between 1973 between 1973 and 1986) and also the record of winning Omonia has also won the Cypriot Cup four times in consecutive years (between the years 1980-83).

AC Omonia also operates departments in volleyball, basketball and futsal. They also have cycling departments, women's soccer and volleyball for women.

1. History

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1.1. Creation and early years (1948–1953)

On the 23rd of May 1948, APOEL's governing committee of the APOEL football club issued an email at the Hellenic Association of Amateur Athletics (Greek: S.E.G.A.S. ) and offered the possibility to participate in an annual Panhellenic Track and Field Competition. In the telegram, the board declared its desire to see the "communist rebellion" to be put down. Club members who saw this move in a way that was specifically political remark regarding the Greek Civil War distanced themselves from the board and were exiled from APOEL. On the 4th of June 1948 the Dr. Mattheos Papapetrou organized a meeting in Nicosia which led to the formation of Omonia. Many players who were expelled from APOEL were at the gathering and were able to join Omonia as a new club. In addition to other Left-Wing teams like Nea Salamina Alki Larnaca and Orfeas Nicosia, Omonia helped create the Cyprus Amateur Football Federation in December 1948. Omonia participated of the CAFF league from 1953 onwards winning four out of five championships as well as five out of five cup competitions. Omonia was later admitted to the Cyprus Football Association to participate in the Cypriot First Division.

1.2. Beginnings in the Cypriot First Division (1953–1969)

Following their entry into Omonia's participation in Cypriot First Division in 1953, Omonia only placed seventh among nine teams in the season 1953-54, barely getting past being relegated. The team's highest position was achieved during the 1956-57 season , when Omonia finished in third place.

The team made its most successful attempt to win the title in the 1959-60 season, after finishing second, just one point ahead of Anorthosis Famagusta. In the following year after seven years playing in the First Division, the club won its first title during the 1960-61 campaign. Omonia was in that season was able to score the most goals in their 24 matches on their way to winning their first Cyprus First Division title. Omonia was awarded their second title in 1965-66.

1.3. Golden era (1970s–1980s)

Omonia was awarded its first trophy at the end of 1972 and was crowned league champions and the cup. The team was led by a young Sotiris Kaiafas Omonia was awarded seven league titles in the 1970s. Six of which were in succession (1974-1979). By the end in the decade Omonia was awash with nine championships and three cups. In the final stages of the 1979 campaign, Omonia was behind APOEL, its closest rival APOEL with two titles. It was in 1976 that Sotiris Kaiafas went through and take home the European Golden Shoe for his single-season record of 39 goals. The year 2003 was the time he received his UEFA Jubilee Awards for the most outstanding Cypriot footballer in the 20th century.

The 1980s were a fruitful decade for the club , as Omonia took home an additional seven Cypriot League Championship titles including additional five consecutive titles in 1981 1982, 1983 1984, 1985, in 1988 and 1989. When the decade of the 1980s were coming to an end, Omonia had won 14 Cypriot championship titles, and was one of the top teams in the island of the time.

 

1.4. General decline (1990s)

The 1990s would more unsuccessful than preceding two decades. At this point, Omonia only mustered one Cypriot League title during the 1992-93 season. It would take an additional eight seasons before Omonia would win its next victory. The year 1997 saw Omonia was signed by one of the top players in the world, German Rainer Rauffmann who would become the top goal scorer ever for Omonia. Thanks to Omonia greats, including captain Costas Malekkos and a younger Costas Kaiafas (the son of Sotiris Kaiafas), Rauffmann would become the leading scorer of Omonia's Cypriot First Division in 1997-98 1998-99, 1999-01 and 2000-01 seasons. He helped Omonia to two league titles.

 

1.5. Revival (2000s)

After a disappointing run of eight seasons, the decade 2000s started with an award. Omonia had their first Cypriot league championship in 2001. The team is now helmed by Costas Kaiafas Omonia won its 19th Cypriot League Championship again in 2003. In 2003, however, Omonia would fall and not win a championship for the next few years. After a string of bad signings and a lack of success Omonia's presidency would eventually be handed over to new team president and chairman, Miltiadis Neophytou in 2008.

The team will soon be back in the game in 2006, by signing Cyprus international goalie Antonis Georgallides. Omonia will continue its impressive signings with star-studded players by signing Cypriot players in the United States, including Elias Charalambous and Stathis Aloneftis. Omonia was then in the news when it announced the shocking signing of the all-time best scorer from Cyprus, Michalis Konstantinou. The year 2009 was the time Omonia was also expected to sign another Cypriot superstar, Konstantinos Makrides. On the way, Omonia would also acquire young Cypriot hopefuls 21, Dimitris Christofi as well as 20-year-old Georgios Efrem. Efrem was playing for the club's youth squad at Arsenal before joining Scottish club Rangers was the final piece in the puzzle that Omonia needed to complete to secure its 20th Cypriot league championship. After putting the pieces together, Omonia did just that. In the 2009-10 season, under the direction of the new captain Elias Charalambous, Omonia would not lose one derby, even play-offs with APOEL, Anorthosis and Apollon.

The head coach Takis Lemonis resigned from the club following disappointing results and Dusan Bajevic took over as manager in October of 2010 However, he was dismissed in April of 2011. The coach was later replaced NeophytosLarkou. Omonia was not able to win again as champion during the regular season 2010-11 but was forced to finish second despite the addition the promising young Cypriot emerging star Andreas Avraam. The club could finish the season on an upbeat note under interim coach Neophytos Liarkou, Omonia defeated Apollon Limassol in the Cypriot Cup final to win their 13th title in the cup.

Omonia had a tough year, but they did win their 14th trophy, starring Andre Alves, who scored the winning goal against AEL Limassol in the final. Under the leadership of the the newly appointed director of football, Nickolas Danskalou, Omonia finished second in the Championship and third following the playoffs which almost ensured that they will be able to qualify for next year's second phase of UEFA Europa League.

1.6. Financial crisis (2012–2018)

Neophytos's Larkou was the head coach. He quit the club in September of 2012 and then Toni Savevski was named coach. The team started the season with a fantastic victory, but then found its second victory after a number of games. A poor first round proved enough to disqualify the team from competing for the title or the cup. The team did better at the end of the round, and finished the season third. Many fans responded to the president's request to contribute the most they could, and the financial problems of the club have improved. Omonia was eliminated in the semi-finals in the semi-finals by AEL Limassol.

In 2013 Omonia started their new campaign with Savevski managing the team, however his departure was delayed due to positive results. Miguel Angel Lotina was hired as the replacement however he was dismissed 37 days after. Kostas Kaiafas was a former player named his new head coach. Omonia's financial woes recurred even after the huge fundraiser that was held during the previous season. Omonia placed fourth in its league which made its worst year in the past 56 years.

The month of August was when Omonia lost out on Omonia was eliminated from the Europa League by Dynamo Moscow in the play-offs round. Omonia filed a formal complaint to UEFA concerning the refereeing decision of the game that was supervised by the referee Alexandru Tudor. In the beginning of September the club stopped providing the fan group Gate 9 with tickets resulting in Gate 9's exclusion from games. A few weeks later, following an informal meeting between the coach and the president and the president, it was decided that tickets would be provided in a similar manner for the fans' group Gate 9. Omonia was third in their league. Omonia was removed of Omonia's participation in the Cypriot Cup in the semi-finals by APOEL.

Omonia finished the campaign with a 4th place finish. In this time, Omonia made it to in the semi-finals of the Cypriot Cup but lost to Apollon Limassol. The 2016-17 season Omonia finished 5th. It was this was the first time for the past 15 years, the club failed to be able to play European football. After a general assembly at the close of the season Antonis Tzionis was elected the new president of the club. The 2017-18 season began with expectations high, Omonia finished the season in sixth place. This was the worst season Omonia has ever had with regards to defeats and the number of goals they conceded. Yet the club's sales reached 95,222 tickets greater than the other teams in league.

1.7. Papastavrou era (2018–present)

The demise of the club's football team and the financial problems the club was facing led to many believing that changes in the manner the club was managed was necessary. In May of 2018 an assembly of the general public was held and the club's members voted to give the football department to Stavros Papastavrou. He is an American Cypriot businessman. Papastavrou is planning to put 5 million euro in the club in the next couple of years and will make more investments in the 20 years which he will be in charge of. Papastavrou has said that he will fundraise to develop the academy and training grounds, as well as that the idea of building an entirely new stadium is being thought of.

In the first season under Papastavrou's management, Omonia finished the 2018-19 season in the 6th position and was eliminated from the Cypriot Cup by Apollon Limassol in the second round. Omonia's manager Yannis Anastasiou was replaced by Henning Berg in June of this year.

In 2019, the 2019-20 Cypriot season was cancelled in March 2020 because of the COVID-19 virus. In the moment of its cancellation, Omonia was tied with Anorthosis Famagusta on points, however, it was ranked first because of the better head-to head record and was therefore able to participate in the opening round of qualifying for the 2020-21 UEFA Champions League.

The next campaign, Omonia eliminated Red Star Belgrade in the Champions League to qualify for the group stage of an European Competition for the first time in its history. 36 Omonia was 4th in the Group E competition of 2020-21 Europa League. In the game at home with PSV Eindhoven, Omonia captain Jordi Gomez scored from 56 meters and broke the record for the longest distance ever for a goal during the Europa League. Then, in May of 2021 Omonia concluded the league with a win in the Cypriot League for the 21st time and for the first time since 2010.

Omonia began the 2021-22 season with a win in Omonia's first Super Cup, and qualifying for the group stage of the Europa Conference League. But a shaky start to the first part of the league season was what pushed Omonia be eliminated from the Championship Playoffs, meaning they were ranked below 6th at first since season of 1953-54. A flurry of criticism resulted in the head coach Henning Berg's dismissal and was replaced with Neil Lennon on 7 March. Lennon could improve the team's performance and lead Omonia to be victorious in their 2021-22 Cypriot Cup, their first since 2012. They defeated Ethnikos Achna 5-4 in penalties, and earning their place in the Europa League 2022-23 Play-off round. They will be able to beat Belgian cup champions Gent to make it through the stage of the group.

2. Name

"Omonia" is the Greek Language word.

It means for unity, or concord.

3. Colours and badge

Omonia's club colours are green and white. The green color indicates hope while white indicates happiness

Omonia's badge has a green shamrock in a white circle.

Omonia tends to use a red alternative kit.

4. Stadium

After the formation of Omonia, the club Omonia was playing at its Goal Stadium from 1948 to 1953. Following their joining of with the Cyprus Football Association, Omonia relocated to the former GSP Stadium in 1953, and later on to Makario Stadium, which opened in the year 1978. This is where they played until 1999.

Since the 23rd October of 1999 Omonia uses the 22.859 seats of the New GSP Stadium, the largest stadium in Cyprus. Omonia shares and leases the stadium along with the local rival APOEL.

5. Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt partner
1992–1994 Umbro Lois
1994–1998 Diadora KEO
1998–1999 Kappa
1999–2001 Umbro
2001–2004  
2004–2007 Lotto LOEL juices
2007–2008 miVision
2008–2010 Ocean Tankers
2010–2012 Adidas CYTAmobile-Vodafone
2012–2016 Nike
2016–2017 Puma Gree
2017–2018 DIMCO
2018–2019 Fonbet
2019–2021 Macron
2021– Stoiximan

6. Supporters

In the past, Omonia has been one of the teams with the highest popularity throughout Cyprus since the beginning by the Club. A study done by the University of Nicosia found Omonia to be the most adored team on the island so the largest margin and with 30.7 percent of the 1500 players stating that they are in support of the club.

Omonia is the only team to have the highest number of tickets for league games sold by the Cypriot team in one season (162,061 in the 2009-10 season). Omonia has also set an official Cypriot record for having the highest average attendance for a single season (11,003 during the 2003-04 season).

Omonia supporters are famous for their left-leaning socialist personality, with many saying that they belong to those of the Progressive Party of Working People. Omonia is also known to be the club that represents "the the people" and Cyprus the working class. The Omonia supporters are seen waving banners that feature Che Guevara's face.

 

6.1. Financial crisis and 2013 Pan-Cypriot fundraiser

At the close of February 2013 Omonia struggled to meet UEFA requirements due to the financial crisis that had struck Omonia's club. Omonia's president was then able to organize a fundraising event and asked the fans who support the team to give whatever they could. There were hundreds of events organized all over the island, with the theme; "EIMAI OMONOIA DELONO PARON" that means, "I'M WITH OMONIA, I declare myself to be present. " Former and present players took part through signing autographs, and also selling merchandise from the club. Even though the situation at start was described by some as dire and bleak, the cash flow came in from all over the island, as well as from overseas which included England as well as the United States. In just one month and a half, EUR3.5 million was collected from the fans of the club.

 

6.2. Gate 9

Gate 9, Omonia's ultras club, Gate 9, was established in 1992. The group would take up Omonia's GSP Stadion's northern stand for Omonia's home matches. Gate 9 has established relations with other supporters of the left wing like those from Hapoel Tel Aviv and Standard Liege.

On May 29, 2018 the team decided to transform its football division into a profit-making company under the control by Stavros Papastavrou. Gate 9 had previously condemned the concept and released a number of statements critiquing it. The exact same date, Gate 9 declared they did not support the Omonia team and announced that they would establish their own football club that will "respect the values and tradition that have been a part of Omonia". Omonia 29M, the People's Athletic Club, was formed on the 23rd of July 2018, and currently is within the Cypriot Second Division.

7. Honours

  • Cypriot Championship
    • Winners (21): 1960–61, 1965–66, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1992–93, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2009–10, 2020–21
    • Cypriot Cup
      • Winners (15): 1964–65, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1987–88, 1990–91, 1993–94, 1999–2000, 2004–05, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2021–22
    • Cypriot Super Cup
      • Winners (17) (record): 1966, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1994, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2010, 2012, 2021
    • CAFF Championship
      • Winners (4) (record): 1948–49, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1951–52
    • CAFF Cup
      • Winners (5) (record): 1948–49, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1951–52, 1952–53

8. Player records

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8.1. Top appearances

Rank Player Apps Years
1  Andreas Kanaris 503 1968-1985
2  Kostas Kaiafas 498 1991-2009
3  Andreas Kantilos 489 1980-1997
4  Sotiris Kaiafas 476 1967-1984
5  Evagoras Christofi 463 1979-1996
6  Sotiris Tsikkos 427 1974-1990
7  Takis Mavris 417 1974-1988
8  Sakis Andreou 372 1986-2000
9  Andreas Charitou 369 1981-1999
10  Yiannos Kalotheou 353 1984-1999
 Panikos Xiouroupas 353 1986-1998

8.2. Top goalscorers

 

Rank Player Goals
1  Sotiris Kaiafas 321
2  Rainer Rauffmann 233
3  Andreas Kanaris 190
4  Panikos Xiouroupas 159
5  Andreas Kantilos 152
6  Giorgos Savvidis 120
7  Evagoras Christofi 108
8  Takis Mavris 86
 Gregory Savva 86
10  Kokos Christofi 84

8.3. Top scorers in UEFA competitions

 

Rank Player Goals Apps
1  Rainer Rauffmann 11 16
2  Andreas Kantilos 7 34
3  Sotiris Kaiafas 6 20
 Giorgos Savvidis 6 20
5  Filippos Dimitriou 6 22
6  Kostas Kaiafas 6 41
7  Michalis Konstantinou 5 9
8  Panikos Xiouroupas 5 16
9  Jordi Gómez 5 21
 Andronikos Kakoullis 5 21

9. Record in European competitions

As of 25 Aug 2022
Competition Played Won Drawn Lost Goals For Goals Against
UEFA Champions League 55 17 8 30 65 111
UEFA Europa League 84 35 19 30 129 106
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 12 2 1 9 7 23
UEFA Conference League 6 0 4 2 5 10
Total 156 54 32 71 206 251

9.1. European Cup / UEFA Champions League

European Cup / UEFA Champions League
Season Round Rival Home Away Agg.  
1966–67 First round  1860 Munich 1–2 0–8 1–10  
1972–73 First round  Waterford United 2–0 1–2 3–2  
Second round  Bayern Munich 0-4 0-9 0-13  
1974–75 First round  Cork Celtic     (w/o)  
1975–76 First round  IA Akranes 2–1 0–4 2–5  
1976–77 First round  PAOK 0–2 1–1 1–3  
1977–78 First round  Juventus 0–3 0–2 0–5  
1978–79 First round  Bohemians 2–1 0–1 2–2 (a)  
1979–80 First round  Red Boys Differdange 6–1 2–1 7–3  
Second round  Ajax 4–0 0–10 4–0  
1981–82 First round  Benfica 0–1 0–3 0–4  
1982–83 First round  HJK Helsinki 2–0 0–3 2–3  
1983–84 First round  CSKA Sofia 4–1 0–3 4–4 (a)  
1984–85 First round  Dinamo BucureÈ™ti 2–1 1–4 3–5  
1985–86 First round  Rabat Ajax 5–0 5–0 10–0  
Second round  Anderlecht 1–3 0–1 1–4  
1987–88 First round  Shamrock Rovers 0–0 1–0 1–0  
Second round  Steaua BucureÈ™ti 0–2 1–3 1–5  
1989–90 First round  Swarovski Tirol 2–3 0–6 2–9  
1993–94 Preliminary round  Aarau 2–1 0–2 2–3  
2001–02 Second qualifying round  Red Star Belgrade 1–1 1–2 2–3  
2003–04 First qualifying round  Irtysh 0–0 2–1 2–1  
Second qualifying round  WisÅ‚a Kraków 2–2 2–5 4–7  
2010–11 Second qualifying round  Renova 3–0 2–0 5–0  
Third qualifying round  Red Bull Salzburg 1–1 1–4 2–5  
2020–21 First qualifying round  Ararat-Armenia 1–0 (aet)  
Second qualifying round  Legia Warsaw 2–0 (aet)  
Third qualifying round  Red Star Belgrade 1–1 (4–2 p)  
Play-off round  Olympiacos 0–0 0–2 0–2  
2021–22 Second qualifying round  Dinamo Zagreb 0–1 0–2 0−3  

9.2. European Cup Winners' Cup

European Cup Winners' Cup
Season Round Rival Home Away Agg.  
1965–66 First qualifying round  Olympiacos 0–1 1–1 1–2  
1980–81 First qualifying round  Waterschei Thor 1-3 0-4 1–8  
1988–89 First qualifying round  Panathinaikos 0-1 0-2 0–3  
1991–92 First qualifying round  Club Brugge 0-2 0-2 0–4  
1994–95 First qualifying round  Tiligul Tiraspol 3–1 1-0 4-1  
Second qualifying round  Arsenal 1–3 0–3 1–6  

9.3. UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League

UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League
Season Round Rival Home Away Agg.  
1986–87 First round  Sportul StudenÈ›esc 1–1 0–1 1–2  
1990–91 First round  Slavia Sofia 4–2 1–2 5–4  
Second round  Anderlecht 1–1 0–3 1–4  
1995–96 Preliminary round  Sliema Wanderers 3–0 2–1 5–1  
First round  Lazio 1–2 0–5 1–7  
1998–99 First qualifying round  Linfield 5–1 3–5 8–6  
Second qualifying round  Rapid Wien 3–1 0–2 3–3 (a)  
1999–2000 Qualifying round  Belshina Bobruisk 3–0 5–1 8–1  
First round  Juventus 2–5 0–5 2–10  
2000–01 Qualifying round  Naftex Burgas 0–0 1–2 1–2  
2004–05 First Qualifying round  Sloga Jugomagnat 4–0 4–1 8–1  
Second qualifying round  CSKA Sofia 1–1 1–3 2–4  
2005–06 First qualifying round  Hibernians 3–0 3–0 6–0  
Second qualifying round  Dinamo BucureÈ™ti 2–1 1–3 3–4  
2006–07 First qualifying round  Rijeka 2–1 2–2 4–3  
Second qualifying round  Litex Lovech 0–0 1–2 1–2  
2007–08 First qualifying round  Rudar Pljevlja 2–0 2–0 4–0  
Second qualifying round  CSKA Sofia 1–1 1–2 2–3  
2008–09 First qualifying round  Milano 2–0 2–1 4–1  
Second qualifying round  AEK Athens 2–2 1–0 3–2  
First round  Manchester City 1–2 1–2 2–4  
2009–10 Second qualifying round  HB 4–0 4–1 8–1  
Third qualifying round  Vaslui 1–1 0–2 1–3  
2010–11 Play-off round  Metalist Kharkiv 0–1 2–2 2–3  
2011–12 Third qualifying round  ADO Den Haag 3–0 0–1 3–1  
Play-off round  Red Bull Salzburg 2–1 0–1 2–2 (a)  
2012–13 Third qualifying round  Red Star Belgrade 0–0 (a.e.t.) 0–0 0–0 (5–6 p)  
2013–14 Second qualifying round  Astra Giurgiu 1–2 1–1 2–3  
2014–15 Second qualifying round  Budućnost Podgorica 0–0 2–0 2–0  
Third qualifying round  Metalurg Skopje 3–0 1–0 4–0  
Play-off round  Dynamo Moscow 1–2 2–2 3–4  
2015–16 First qualifying round  Dinamo Batumi 2–0 0–1 2–1  
Second qualifying round  Jagiellonia BiaÅ‚ystok 1–0 0–0 1–0  
Third qualifying round  Brøndby 2–2 0–0 2–2 (a)  
2016–17 First qualifying round  Banants 4–1 1–0 5–1  
Second qualifying round  Beitar Jerusalem 3–2 0–1 3–3 (a)  
2020–21 Group stage  PSV Eindhoven 1–2 0–4 4th  
 PAOK 2–1 1–1
 Granada 0–2 1–2
2021–22 Third qualifying round  Flora 1–0 1–2 (a.e.t.) 2–2 (5–4 p)  
Play-off round  Royal Antwerp 4–2 0–2 (a.e.t.) 4–4 (2–3 p)  
2022–23 Play-off round  Gent 2–0 2–0 4–0  
Group stage  Manchester United        
 Real Sociedad   1–2
 Sheriff Tiraspol 0–3  

9.4. UEFA Europa Conference League

UEFA Europa Conference League
Season Round Rival Home Away Agg.  
2021–22 Group Stage  Basel 1–1 1–3 3rd  
 QarabaÄŸ 1–4 2–2
 Kairat 0–0 0–0

10. Players

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10.1. Current Squad

 
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  CYP Constantinos Panagi
2 DF  CYP Paris Psaltis
3 DF  WAL Adam Matthews
6 DF  ESP Héctor Yuste
7 FW  BRA Bruno
8 MF  GNB Moreto Cassamá
9 FW  SVN Tim Matavž
10 FW  CYP Loizos Loizou
11 MF  ENG Brandon Barker
13 MF  CYP Fotis Papoulis (vice captain)
14 DF  GRE Fotis Kitsos (on loan from Olympiacos)
17 DF  CZE Jan Lecjaks
18 FW  IRN Karim Ansarifard
19 MF  COM Fouad Bachirou
 
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF  CYP Panagiotis Zachariou
22 DF  HUN Ádám Lang
23 GK  NGA Francis Uzoho
30 DF  CYP Nikolas Panayiotou
31 MF  CYP Ioannis Kousoulos (captain)
40 GK  BRA Fabiano
42 MF  USA Mix Diskerud
73 DF  SRB Nemanja Miletić
76 MF  CYP Charalambos Charalambous
79 MF  CYP Andreas Savva
80 FW  CYP Andronikos Kakoullis
82 DF  CYP Nikolas Kyriakides
88 FW  ENG Gary Hooper
90 MF  UKR Roman Bezus

10.2. Out On Loan

 
No. Pos. Nation Player
83 MF  CYP Andreas Asimenos (at MEAP Nisou until 31 May 2023)
84 MF  CYP Constantinos Christou (at MEAP Nisou until 31 May 2023)
 
No. Pos. Nation Player
98 GK  CYP Charalambos Kyriakides (at Omonia Aradippou until 31 May 2023)
FW  CYP Demetris Spyridakis (at MEAP Nisou until 31 May 2023)

10.3. Retired Numbers

Team No. Player Position(s) Tenure Notes
 JS Kabylie 9  Albert Ebossé Bodjongo Forward 2013–2014 Posthumous
 Godoy Cruz 18  Santiago García Forward 2016–2021 Posthumous
 Rapid Wien 5  Peter Schöttel Defender 1986–2001 His number was temporarily retired for at least ten years. In 2013, it was reactivated and given to Thanos Petsos.
 Rapid Wien 11  Steffen Hofmann Midfielder 2002–2018 Retired for at least eleven years
 Red Bull Salzburg 26  Jonathan Soriano Striker 2012–2017 Club legend
 Sturm Graz 3  Günther Neukirchner Defender 1989–2006 Club legend
 Sturm Graz 7  Mario Haas Striker 1993–2012 Club legend
 SV Ried 27  Sanel Kuljic Striker 2003–2006  
 Club Brugge 23  François Sterchele Striker 2007–2008 Posthumous
 OH Leuven 13  Bjorn Ruytinx Striker 2004–2014 Club legend
 UR Namur 3  Michel Soulier Defender 1967–1977 Posthumous
 Avaí 88  Cléber Santana Midfielder 2012
2013–2014
Posthumous
 Palmeiras 12  Marcos Goalkeeper 1993–2012 Club legend. The number is retired for goalkeepers only. Outfield players have worn the number since his retirement.
 São Paulo 1  Rogério Ceni Goalkeeper 1990–2015 Club legend. His double-digit number, worn from 2007, was retired on 12 December 2015 when he retired from football. The single-digit '1' may still be used, but the iconic '01', which is an inverted '10', is retired.
 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 8  Hristo Bonev Midfielder 1963–1967
1968–1979
1982–1984
Club legend
 Ludogorets Razgrad 84  Marcelinho Midfielder 2011–2020 Club legend
 CF Montréal 20  Mauro Biello Forward 1993–1998
2000–2009
Club legend
 Serbian White Eagles 9  Mike Stojanovic Forward 1973–1976 Club legend
 Cobreloa 8  Fernando Cornejo Midfielder 1992–1997
2000–2004
Posthumous
 Beijing Enterprises 24  Cheick Tioté Midfielder 2017 Posthumous
 Chengdu Blades 18  Yao Xia Striker 2005–2010 Club legend
 Dalian Shide 26  Zhang Yalin Midfielder 2000–2009 Posthumous
 Dalian Transcendence 17  Wang Renlong Striker 2014 Posthumous
 Alajuelense 20  Mauricio Montero Defender 1985–1997 Club legend
 Cartaginés 11  Leonel Hernández Winger 1957–1977 Club legend
 Cartaginés 18  Claudio Ciccia Forward 2002–2004
2005
 
 Anorthosis Famagusta 14  Temur Ketsbaia Midfielder 1991–1994
2002–2009
Club legend
 Dynamo ÄŒeské BudÄ›jovice 8  Karel Poborský Midfielder 1991–1994
2005–2007
Club legend
 AaB 12  Torben Boye Defender 1984–2002 Club legend
 Nordsjælland 26  Jonathan Richter Midfielder 2005–2009 Lost his leg as a result of a lightning strike
 Næstved BK 7  Rasmus Green Midfielder 2005–2006 Posthumous
 Viborg FF 22  Søren Frederiksen Striker 1989–1994
1998
2001–2005
 
 Accrington Stanley 29  Billy Kee Striker 2009–2010
2015–2020
Retired due to mental health issues
 Birmingham City 22  Jude Bellingham Midfielder 2019–2020 Youngest-ever first-team player and goalscorer
 Chesterfield 14  Jack Lester Striker 2007–2013 Club legend
 Exeter City 9  Adam Stansfield Forward 2006–2010 Following Stansfield's death from colorectal cancer during the 2010–11 season, the club retired his number 9 shirt for the following nine seasons. From the 2020–21 season onwards, the shirt will be worn by a 'home-grown player'.

It was worn by his son Jay for the 2022/23 season, following his arrival on loan from Fulham.

 Hartlepool United 25  Michael Maidens Midfielder 2004–2007 Posthumous
 Macclesfield Town 21  Richard Butcher Midfielder 2010–2011 Posthumous
 Manchester City 23  Marc-Vivien Foé Midfielder 2002–2003 Died on the pitch while playing for Cameroon, was at Manchester City on loan from Lyon at the time
 Queens Park Rangers 31  Ray Jones Forward 2006–2007 Posthumous
 Rushden & Diamonds 1  Dale Roberts Goalkeeper 2008–2010 Posthumous
 West Ham United 6  Bobby Moore Centre back 1958–1974 Posthumous
 West Ham United 38  Dylan Tombides Striker 2010–2014 Posthumous
 Wycombe Wanderers 14  Mark Philo Midfielder 2004–2006 Posthumous
 Clermont 14  Clément Pinault Defender 2008–2009 Posthumous
 Lens 17  Marc-Vivien Foé Midfielder 1995–1999 Posthumous
 Nantes 9  Emiliano Sala Striker 2015–2019 Posthumous
 Nice 17  Kevin Anin Midfielder 2012–2013 Retired after serious car accident
 Rennes 29  Romain Danzé Right back 2006–2019 Club legend
 Saint-Étienne 24  Loïc Perrin Defender 2003–2020 Club legend
 Sedan 29  David di Tommaso Centre back 2000–2004 Posthumous
 Wacker Burghausen 11  Marek Krejčí Striker 2004–2007 Posthumous
 VfL Wolfsburg 19  Junior Malanda Midfielder 2012–2015 Posthumous
 PAOK 17  Panagiotis Katsouris Midfielder 1996–1998 Posthumous
 Skoda Xanthi 13  Olubayo Adefemi Defender 2010–2011 Posthumous
 Skoda Xanthi 56  Steve Gohouri Defender 2013–2014 Posthumous
 C.S.D. Municipal 15  Juan Carlos Plata Forward 1990–2010 Club legend
 Roulado 7  Jean-Robert Menelas Striker 1993–2007 Number was retired in recognition of his career at the club and for his all-time record goal scoring in the league. He is the first in the history of Haitian football to have a number permanently removed from use.
 Olimpia 11  Wilmer Velásquez Forward 1991–1995
1996–1998
1999–2001
2002–2009
Club legend
 Motagua 16  Edy Vásquez Midfielder 2003–2007 Posthumous, retired from 2007 to 2009
 Happy Valley 8  Cheung Sai Ho Midfielder 1994–2011  
 Rangers (HKG) 15  Cheung Yiu Lun Defender 1992–1995
1996–1999
2001–2002
Posthumous
 Tai Po 16  Mao Mengsuo Midfielder 2008–2010 Posthumous
 Sham Shui Po 83  Wong Chun Hin Midfielder 2009–2022 Posthumous
 DiósgyÅ‘ri VTK 77  José Juan Luque Winger 1996–2013 Number retired on 2 June 2013 in respect of Luque being the most professional player in the DVTK history. His number was retired for ten years.
 Ferencváros 2  Tibor Simon Right fullback 1985–1999 Posthumous
 Kispest AC/Honvéd 10  Ferenc Puskás Deep-lying forward 1939–1956 Retired in 2000, died in 2006
 Bethlehem Vengthlang 21  Peter Biaksangzuala Midfielder –2014 Posthumous, after the player died celebrating a goal
 Dempo SC 10  Christiano Junior Striker 2004 Posthumous
 Arema 1  Kurnia Meiga Goalkeeper 2008–2017 Club legend
 Arema 47  Achmad Kurniawan Goalkeeper 2006–2008
2010–2017
Posthumous
 Persebaya Surabaya 19  Eri Irianto Midfielder 1998–2000 Posthumous
 Persela Lamongan 1  Choirul Huda Goalkeeper 1999–2017 Posthumous
 Persija Jakarta 14  Ismed Sofyan Right back 2002-2022 Club legend
 Persija Jakarta 20  Bambang Pamungkas Striker 1999–2005
2007–2013
2015–2019
Club legend
 Persis Solo 17  Ferry Anto Striker 2001–2016 Posthumous
 Persis Solo 33  Diego Mendieta Striker 2011–2012 Posthumous
 Persepolis 24  Hadi Norouzi Midfielder
Forward
2008–2015 Posthumous
 Sepahan 4  Moharram Navidkia Midfielder 1998–2004
2006–2016
Club legend
 Zob Ahan 30  Mehdi Rajabzadeh Midfielder 2003–2007
2010–2011
2012–2018
 
 Derry City 5  Ryan McBride Centre back 2007–2017 Number was retired in dedication to the club's captain after he died in his sleep in 2017 aged 27.
 Derry City 18  Mark Farren Striker 2000–2014 Number was retired in dedication to the club's all-time record goal scorer after he died of cancer in 2016.
 Limerick 4  Joe O'Mahony Centre back 1966–1986 posthumous
 Treaty United 4  Joe O'Mahony Centre back 1966–1986 Posthumous
 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 6  Chaswe Nsofwa Striker 2007 Posthumous
 Maccabi Haifa 20  Yaniv Katan Midfielder/Forward 1998–2006
2006–2014
Club legend
 Maccabi Tel Aviv 8  Avi Nimni Forward 1990–1997
1998–2003
2005–2008
Club legend
 Maccabi Tel Aviv 12  Meni Levi Right back 2000–2002  
 Atalanta 14  Federico Pisani Deep-lying forward 1991–1997 Posthumous
 Bari 2  Giovanni Loseto Defender 1982–1993  
 Bologna 27  Niccolò Galli Defender 2000–2001 Posthumous
 Brescia 10  Roberto Baggio Deep-lying forward 2000–2004 Club legend
 Brescia 13  Vittorio Mero Defender 1998–2001
2002
Posthumous
 Cagliari 11  Gigi Riva Striker 1963–1978 Club legend
 Cagliari 13  Davide Astori Defender 2008–2014 Posthumous
 Chievo 30  Jason Mayélé Left/right winger 2001–2002 Posthumous
 Crotone 4  Antonio Galardo Midfielder 1995–1998
2002–2016
Club legend
 Fiorentina 13  Davide Astori Defender 2015–2018 Posthumous
 Genoa 6  Gianluca Signorini Sweeper 1988–1995 Posthumous
 Genoa 7  Marco Rossi Midfielder 2003–2004
2005–2013
Club legend
 Internazionale 3  Giacinto Facchetti Left fullback 1961–1978 Posthumous
 Internazionale 4  Javier Zanetti Right fullback 1995–2014 Club legend
 Livorno 25  Piermario Morosini Midfielder 2012 Posthumous[36]
 Messina 41  Salvatore Sullo Midfielder 2001–2007  
 Milan 3  Paolo Maldini Defender 1984–2009 Club legend
 Milan 6  Franco Baresi Defender 1977–1997 Club legend
 Napoli 10  Diego Maradona Midfielder 1984–1991 Club legend
 Parma 6  Alessandro Lucarelli Defender 2008–2018 Club legend
 Pescara 4  Vincenzo Zucchini Midfielder 1973–1979 Posthumous
 Salernitana 4  Roberto Breda Midfielder 1993–1999
2003–2005
Club legend
 Sassuolo 4  Francesco Magnanelli Defensive midfielder 2005-2022                  Club legend, current record holder for most appearances
 Siena 4  Michele Mignani Defender 1996–1997
1998–2006
Club legend
 Vicenza 3  Giulio Savoini Defender 1953–1966 Posthumous
 Vicenza 25  Piermario Morosini Midfielder 2007–2009
2011
Posthumous
 Montego Bay 2  Stephen Malcolm Defender 1989–2001 Posthumous
 Reno 7  Caple Donaldson Midfielder   Posthumous
 Fujieda MYFC 2  Toshihide Saito Defender 2009–2013  
Thespa Kusatsu 31  Ryosuke Okuno Defender 2002–2003  
 Yokohama F. Marinos 3  Naoki Matsuda Defender 1995–2010 Posthumous
 Astana 1  Nenad Erić Goalkeeper 2011–2020  
 Shakhtar Karagandy 14  Andrei Finonchenko Forward 2000–2016  
 Llapi 9  Fadil Vokrri Forward 1976–1979 Posthumous
 Liberia 14  George Weah Striker 1987–2018  
 Al Ahly Tripoli 14  Tarik El Taib Midfielder 1995–2001  
 VB Addu FC 7  Ali Ashfaq Forward 2008–2011  
 Valletta 7  Gilbert Agius Midfielder 1990–2013 Club legend
 Atlante 12  Félix Fernández Goalkeeper 1989–1998
1999–2001
2002–2003
 
 Guadalajara 8  Salvador Reyes Striker 1953–1967
2008
Posthumous
 Guadalajara 22  José Martínez González Midfielder 1970–1981 Posthumous
 Monterrey 26  Humberto Suazo Forward 2007–2014 Club legend
 Monterrey 28  Jesús Arellano Right Winger 1992–1997
2000–2011
The shirt is not fully retired. Arellano has given consent for his son to adopt the number 28.
 Pachuca 1  Miguel Calero Goalkeeper 2000–2011 His number had been retired on 23 October 2011 after Calero's retirement as a professional player. Later his number was retired again posthumous when he died on 4 December 2012.
 Pachuca 17  Hernán Medford Forward/Winger 1994–1997  
 Pachuca 20  Pablo Gómez Forward/Winger 1999–2001 Posthumous
 Pachuca 110  Andrés Chitiva Midfielder 2001–2008
2011
 
 UANL 7  Gerónimo Barbadillo Midfielder 1977–1982  
 Raja Casablanca 23  Zakaria Zerouali Defender 2011 Posthumous
 Ajax 14  Johan Cruyff Forward 1957–1973
1981–1983
Club legend
 Ajax 34  Abdelhak Nouri Midfielder 2015–2017 Collapsed and suffered a cardiac arrhythmia attack during a pre-season match
 NAC Breda 13  Ferry van Vliet Midfielder 2001–2002 Posthumous
 Telstar 22  Luciano van den Berg Defender 2004–2005 Posthumous
 Utrecht 4  David di Tommaso Centre back 2004–2005 Posthumous
 Vitesse 4  Theo Bos Defender 1983–1998 Posthumous
 Wellington Phoenix 22  Andrew Durante Defender 2008–2019  
 FK Osogovo 7  Nikola Mantov Forward ?–1973 Posthumous
 Linfield 11  Noel Bailie Defender 1986–2011 Number retired in 2011 to commemorate his world record of 1,013 senior appearances for the club
 Fredrikstad 8  Dagfinn Enerly Winger 2004–2005  
 Árabe Unido 21  Amílcar Henríquez Midfielder 2003–2008
2016–2017
Posthumous
 Chepo 77  Jonathan Rodríguez Midfielder 2006–2009 Posthumous
 Universitario de Deportes 22  José Luis Carranza Midfielder 1986–2004  
 Lech PoznaÅ„ 9  Piotr Reiss Forward 1994–1998
2002–2008
2012–2013
 
 Legia Warsaw 10  Kazimierz Deyna Midfielder 1966–1978 Posthumous
 Widzew Łódź 11  WÅ‚odzimierz Smolarek Striker 1974–1978
1980–1986
Posthumous
 Benfica 29  Miklós Fehér Striker 2002–2004 Posthumous
 Boavista 29  Edu Ferreira Forward 2016–2017 Posthumous; died on 23 December 2017, with the number retired on 3 January 2018. Leonardo Acevedo was the last player to hold the number, but changed to the 59 shirt midway through the 2017–18 season.
 União Leiria 10  Hugo Cunha Midfielder 2004–2005 Posthumous; has been worn again since 2009
 Dinamo BucureÈ™ti 11  Cătălin Hîldan Midfielder 1994–2000 Posthumous
 Dinamo BucureÈ™ti 14  Patrick Ekeng Midfielder 2016 Posthumous
 Dinamo BucureÈ™ti 25  Ionel Dănciulescu Striker 1995–1997
2002–2009
2010–2013
 
 Steaua BucureÈ™ti 7  Marius LăcătuÈ™ Striker 1983–1990
1993–2000
Number retired on 7 July 2021
 CSKA Moscow 16  Serhiy Perkhun Goalkeeper 2001 Posthumous
 Rubin Kazan 17  Lenar Gilmullin Defender 2003–2007 Posthumous
 Rubin Kazan 61  Gökdeniz Karadeniz Midfielder 2008–2018 Club legend
 Ural 23  Pyotr Hrustovsky Striker 1999
2001–2003
Posthumous
 Heart of Midlothian 26  Marius ŽaliÅ«kas Centre back 2007–2013 Posthumous
 FAS 10  Mágico González Forward 1977–1982
1991–1999
Club legend
 Municipal Limeño 11  Oscar Armando Díaz Striker  –1998 Posthumous
 Najran SC 20  Al Hasan Al-Yami Striker 1991–1996
2005–2010
Number retired on 31 July 2012
 Radnički Niš 10  Ivan Krstić Midfielder 2000 Posthumous
 Spartak Trnava 9  Ladislav Kuna Midfielder 1964–1980 Posthumous
 Maribor 19  Stipe Balajić Defender/Midfielder 1998–2005 Club legend
 Maribor 33  Jasmin Handanović Goalkeeper 2011–2021 Club legend
 Maribor 9  Marcos Tavares Striker 2008–2022 Club legend
 Ajax Cape Town 21  Cecil Lolo Defender 2009–2015 Posthumous
 Orlando Pirates 1  Senzo Meyiwa Goalkeeper 2005–2014 Posthumous
 Orlando Pirates 10  Jomo Sono Midfielder   Club legend
 Orlando Pirates 13  Clifford Moleko Midfielder 1997–1998 Posthumous
 Orlando Pirates 22  Lesley Manyathela Forward 2000–2003 Posthumous
 Daejeon Citizen FC 18  Kim Eun-jung Striker 1997–2003
2014
Club legend
 Daejeon Citizen FC 21  Choi Eun-sung Goalkeeper 1998–2012 Club legend
 Daewoo Royals, Busan I'cons 16  Kim Joo-Sung Midfielder 1987–1992
1994–1999
Club legend
 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 20  Lee Dong-gook Striker 2009–2020 Club legend
 Córdoba 8  Juanín Forward 1960–1970 Posthumous
 Espanyol 21  Daniel Jarque Defender 2002–2009 Posthumous
 Extremadura 19  Jose Antonio Reyes Winger 2019 Posthumous
 Real Betis 26  Miki Roqué Defender 2010–2012 Posthumous
 Assyriska FF 18  Eddie Moussa Striker 2001–2010 Posthumous
 Hammarby IF 10  Kennedy Bakircioglu Midfielder 1999–2003
2012–2018
Retired for ten years between 2019 and 2028
 Helsingborgs IF 17  Henrik Larsson Striker 1992–1993
2006–2009
 
 Kalmar FF 15  Johny Erlandsson Winger 1973–1988 Club legend, previous record holder for most appearances
 Kalmar FF 8  Henrik Rydström Midfielder 1993–2013 Club legend, current record holder for most appearances and current manager
 Norrköping 18  Stefán Þórðarson Striker 2004–2007
2009
The shirt was worn by Þórðarson during his comeback for the club during the 2009 season. Has been worn again since 2017.
 Umeå IK 6  Malin Moström Midfielder 1995–2006
2007
The shirt was worn by Moström during her comeback at the club during the 2007 season
 Östers IF 6  Mario Vasilj Central Defender 2006–2018 Retired the number for six years
 Basel 2  Massimo Ceccaroni Defender 1987–2002  
 St. Gallen 17  Marc Zellweger Defender 1994–2001
2003–2010
 
 TOT-CAT 19  Chanont Wong-aree Defender 2009–2010 Posthumous
 Alanyaspor 90  Josef Šural Forward 2019 Posthumous
 Ä°stanbul BaÅŸakÅŸehir 12  Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan     President of Turkey. A long-time supporter of the club.
 Konyaspor 6  Ahmet Yılmaz Çalık Defender 2013–2022 Posthumous
 FC Kansas City 12  Lauren Holiday Midfielder 2013–2015  
 New York Cosmos (2010) 9  Giorgio Chinaglia Striker 1976–1983 Number posthumously retired in June 2014
 New York Cosmos (1970–1985)

 New York Cosmos (2010)

10  Pelé Striker 1975–1977 Number retired on 1 October 1977, at half-time of his testimonial match and retired again in July 2013 by the second club of the same name.
 New York Red Bulls 99  Bradley Wright-Phillips Forward 2013–2019 Wright-Phillips left the New York Red Bulls in 2019, but the franchise had announced his number would be retired in August 2018
 Portland Timbers 3  Clive Charles Defender 1978–1981 Number posthumously retired on 23 August 2003
 Real Salt Lake 9  Jason Kreis Midfielder/Striker 2005–2007 Retirement ceremony held on 4 July 2011
 Tampa Bay Rowdies 6  Mike Connell Defender 1975–1984 Number retired on 10 August 2013
 Tampa Bay Rowdies 12  Perry Van der Beck Midfielder 1978–1982
1984
1991–1993
Number retired on 1 October 2010 by Tampa Bay before they rebranded into the second incarnation of the Rowdies.
 Shakhtar Donetsk 33  Darijo Srna Defender 2003–2018 Club legend
 Zorya Luhansk 33  Maksym Bilyi Midfielder 2010–2013 Posthumous
 Hoàng Anh Gia Lai 13  Kiatisuk Senamuang Striker 2001–2006 Club legend
 Hoàng Anh Gia Lai 14  Võ Bá Khôi Defender 2003–2006 Posthumous
 Cardiff City 7  Peter Whittingham Midfielder 2007–2017 Posthumous
 Swansea City 40  Besian Idrizaj Striker 2009–2010 Posthumous

11. Staff

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11.1. Technical Staff

Head coach  Neil Lennon
Assistant coach  Garry Parker
Assistant coach  Marios Nicolaou
Head of Scouting  Simos Tarapoulouzis
Head of performance  Efthymios Kyprianou
Physical fitness coach  Savvas Lithraggomitis
Sports Scientist  Aggeli Athanasios
Goalkeeping coach  Andreas Lougrides
Performance Analyst  Kyriakos Panagiotou

11.2. Staff

Team Manager  Isavella Panaretou
Team Officer  Takis Kofteros
Doctor  Panos Kaspis
Physiotherapists  Evaggelos Nicolaou
 Nicos Christodoulou
 Costas Piponas
Chiropractor  Giorgos Oxinos
Νutritionist  Elina Grigoriou
Masseur  Nicolai Temelkov
Scouter  Rainer Rauffmann
 Nicolas Theodosiou
Plant Administrator  Andreas Papastavrou
Caregiver  Giorgos Karagiannis
 Giorgos Hadjievaggelou
 Thanasis Risvanis

12. Management

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12.1. AC Omonia

Position Name
President  Marios Argyrides
Vice President A'  Matheos Papapetrou
Vice President B'  Antonis Zymaras
General Secretary  Pavlos Nicolaides
General Secretary B'  Kiki Hadjisergi
Head of Finance  Sokratis Efstratiou
Member  Gianna Argyrou
 Costas Vasileiou
 Emilios Ioannou
 Christodoulos Kountouris
 Koullis Poyiadjis
 Polys Poumpouris
 Nikolas Philotheou
 Koullis Hadjigavriel
 Christos Lambrou

12.2. Omonia FC

Position Name
President  Stavros Papastavrou
Vice President  Demetris Grigori
Member  Marios Argyrides
 Nikolas Georgiades
 Loris Kyriakou
 Demetris Nikolaou
 Michalis Papapetrou
 Nikos Charalampides

13. Managerial history

  •  Dikran Missirian (1948–52)
  •  John Johnson (1952–53)
  •  Pambos Avraamides (1953–55)
  •  Hans Hungehuisen (1955–57)
  •  Karl Vogler (1957–59)
  •  Eli Fuchs (1959–60)
  •  Nako Chakmakov (1960–62)
  •  András Turay (1962–63)
  •  Stoyan Petrov (1963–64)
  •  Andreas Keremezos (1964–65)
  •  Georgi Pachedzhiev (1965–66), first term
  •  Igor Netto (1966–67)
  •  Georgi Barka (1967–68)
  •  Georgi Pachedzhiev (1968–70), second term
  •  Khrustyo Chakarov (1970–71)
  •  Dobromir Tashkov (1971–72), first term
  •  Vasil Spasov (1972–74), first term
  •  Andreas Constantinou (Esso) 1974–75
  •  Iltziev (1975–76)
  •  Gabriel Stoyanov (1976–77)
  •  Petar Argirov (1977–79)
  •  Yoncho Arsov (1979–80), first term
  •  Vasil Spasov (1980–82), second term
  •  Dobromir Tashkov (1982–83), second term
  •  Atanas Dramov (1983–85)
  •  Yanko Dinkov (1985–86)
  •  Yoncho Arsov (1986–89), second term
  •  Bozhil Kolev (1989–90)
  •  Helmut Senekowitsch (1990–91)
  •  Graziano Zakarel (1991–92)
  •  Yoncho Arsov (1992–94), third term
  •  Gerhard Prokop (1994–96)
  •  Walter Skocik (1995–96)
  •  Angel Kolev (1996–97)
  •  Andreas Michaelides (1997–99)
  •  Dušan Galis (1999)
  •  Yoncho Arsov (1999–00), fourth term
  •  Asparuh Nikodimov (2000)
  •  Arie Haan (14 November 2000 – 30 November 2000)
  •  Henk Houwaart (1 October 2000 – 30 November 2001), first term
  •  Andreas Mouskallis (2002)
  •  Toni Savevski (2002–04), first term
  •  Franciszek Smuda (2004)
  •  Henk Houwaart (1 July 2004 – 21 December 2005), second term
  •  Ioan Andone (28 December 2005 – 25 May 2007)
  •  Dragan Okuka (23 May 2007 – 26 November 2007)
  •  Ioannis Matzourakis (2007)
  •  Giorgos Savvidis (2007–2008)
  •  Nedim Tutić (2008–09)
  •  Takis Lemonis (17 March 2009 – 4 October 2010)
  •  Dušan Bajević (13 October 2010 – 14 April 2011)
  •  Neophytos Larkou (15 April 2011 – 18 September 2012)
  •  Toni Savevski (26 September 2012–18 December 2013), second term
  •  Miguel Ángel Lotina (1 January 2014 – 6 February 2014)
  •  Kostas Kaiafas (12 March 2014 – 2 November 2015)
  •  Vladan Milojević (11 November 2015 – 18 May 2016)
  •  John Carver (4 June 2016 – 23 February 2017)
  •  Akis Ioakim (23 February 2017 – 26 May 2017)
  •  Pambos Christodoulou (26 May 2017 – 5 December 2017)
  •  Ivaylo Petev (14 December 2017 – 21 March 2018)
  •  Juan Carlos Oliva (17 June 2018 – 22 October 2018)
  •  Yannis Anastasiou (1 November 2018 – 21 May 2019)
  •  Henning Berg (6 June 2019 – 28 February 2022)
  •  Neil Lennon (7 March 2022 – present)

14. Presidential history

 
Name From To Honours
Takis Nikolaidis 1948 1974 4 Cypriot Championship, 3 Cypriot Cup, 1 Cypriot Super Cup, 4 CAFF Championship, 5 CAFF Cup
Kostas Limpouris 1974 1981 6 Cypriot Championship, 2 Cypriot Cup, 2 Cypriot Super Cup
Kostakis Konstantinides 1981 1989 6 Cypriot Championship, 3 Cypriot Cup, 5 Cypriot Super Cup
Panikos Neophytou 1989 1996 1 Cypriot Championship, 2 Cypriot Cup, 3 Cypriot Super Cup
Lakis Polykarpou 1996 2000 1 Cypriot Cup
Doros Seraphim 2000 2008 2 Cypriot Championship, 1 Cypriot Cup, 3 Cypriot Super Cup
Miltiades Neophytou 2008 2012 1 Cypriot Championship, 2 Cypriot Cup, 1 Cypriot Super Cup
Stelios Milonas 2012 2014 1 Cypriot Super Cup
Doros Seraphim 2014 2016  
Antonis Tzionis 2016 2018  
Loris Kyriakou 2018 2020
Marios Argyrides 2020 Present 1 Cypriot Championship, 1 Cypriot Cup, 1 Cypriot Super Cup

FAQ

Cyprus

In the past, Omonia has been one of the most well-known teams throughout Cyprus since the inception of the team. A 2022 study by the University of Nicosia found Omonia to be the most adored team on the island so at-large and with 30.7 percent of the 1500 participants stating that they are in support of the club.

Omonia Nicosia FC has confirmed that the club will be purchased by Cypriot billionaire expat John Christodoulou and informed UEFA the governing body for European Football.

Cyprus Cyprus AC Omonia Nicosia - Results and fixtures, squads stats pictures, videos, and news from Soccerway.

 

The Shamrock was chosen due to its bright green hue However, it was selected as an emblem of strength, that is superior to every other island that it had ever seen.

The island is considered culturally Greek but it isn't included in Greece. The entire island as well as its Republic of Cyprus is part of the European Union, though this is not the case for the northern part of the island that is under Turkish control.

  • Cypriot First Division
  • Cypriot Cup

According to some reports, Panathinaikos chose the shamrock as their emblem in 1918 at the advice by an athlete named Mihalis Papazoglou, who used to be a member of a different Greek club, called Chalkidona which was wearing the trifylli, or the way it's referred to in Greek as their own Crest.

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